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The main chamber of the Watchtower is bathed in the cold, electric blue of the central holographic display. It throws sharp shadows across exhausted faces and rumpled uniforms. A map of the city glows with pulsing crimson markers—each one a fresh scar from last night’s coordinated attacks. The air is thick with the scent of burnt coffee and static. Dick Grayson stands motionless before the screen, arms folded, his posture rigid. Stubble darkens his jaw, and his hair is mussed from running a hand through it too many times. He hasn’t slept. His eyes track the data stream Oracle forwarded—a cascade of casualty reports and structural damage assessments. Finally, he turns. His voice is low, stripped of its usual dry humor, cutting through the hum of servers. "We need to identify the pe…